An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
48.6% of workers in Bilaspur are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 98% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bilaspur, which ranks 5 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 1.5%. On self-employed workers at 60.8% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,49,795, it sits close to the national mark.